Elevated ash carrier



May 3 1927.

4 'J. S. WOODAHL ELEVATED ASH CARRIER lFiled Nov. 18, 1926 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 41,2, VIP-.M

ATTORNEYS.

May 3 9 J. S. WOODAHL ELEVATED ASH CARRIER 1.8, 192s 3 sheets-sheet 2 Y Filed Nov.

' INVENTOR. L7020 @J1/Maan.

BY `1C l ATTORNEYS.

May 3, 1927.

J. S. WOODAHL ELEVATED ASH CARRIER Filed Nov. 18, 1926 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 IN V EN TUR.

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BY G@ L' M A TTORNEYS. v

Patented `May 3, 1927.

n, UNITED STATES .ionN snMWooDAHL, or GREarFALLs'MoNTANA. u

ELEVATED Asn CARRIER. l

Application ined November is, 1926. serial-11o. 149,035.

This invention relates to an elevated ash carrier.

The objectoi my invention is the construction of an apparatus which can easily handle or convey ashes from a1 building to a suitable depository in or near to an alley.y Another object of the invention is the construction o'l' an elevated ash .carrier thatincludes an efficient track structure upon Which travels a suitable ash box, and which ash box is manually operated upon said track structure for removing ashes from a'building and depositing the sameata convenient place ready for the city ash collector to remove the same. 1

Vith the foregoing and other obJects 1n view, iny'invention comprises certain novel constructions, combinations, and arrangements of parts 'as will be hereinafter `fully described, illustrated in the. accompanying di'awings, and more particularly pointed out in theappended claims. 1

1 In the drawings: 1 .1 Y 1 Figure 1 is view in vside elevation of an apparatus constructed in accordanc-e with the present invention. 1

Figure 2 1s a sectional View takenon line-- 2--2, Figure 1, and looking 1n the direction` of the arrows. f

Figure 3 is an enlarged sect1onal v1e w taken on line 8-3, Figure 1, andlooking in the directionoil the arrows. 1 'Y Y f Figure 1 is an enlargedsidefview of vone of the auxiliary brackets. 1

Figure 5 is a sectional view taken on line `15--5, Figure 1, and looking inthe direction of the arrows. 1 Figure 6 is a fragmentary, perspective y view of the inner end off the track structure.

Figure 7 is aperspective view of the ash box or receptacle. l

FigureS is an enlarged perspective view of the primary bracket. l

1 Figure 9 is a sectional view taken online 13 9-9,'Figure 8.- 1 1 .x

, Fig.'10 is an enlarged sectionalviewftaken on line 10-10, Figure 8. r Referring to the drawings by numerals, 1 designates a building through an aperture :11o 201 which extends my ash carrier apparatus. The apparatus also extends into the shed 3,

4which Vshed is either adjoining an alley orV "built in the alley, so that the vash collector can have ready access thereto.VA 1 .srs My apparatus comprises aitrack 4, prefer- 'ably made up in sections, andy this track is supported'bymeans of a primarvbracket 5V The primary and `auxiliary brackets` 6.

bracket 5 is preferably attached to a post or standard 7 and as shown in Figure 1, one cf the auxiliary brackets is securedto post 18and the otherauxiliary bracket is fastened t0 the floor joist 9.

The primary bracket comprises a vertical body'110 that terminates at its upper end in pulley arm 11, on which arm 111'is anH rpstanding lug 12,'toV which'is attached the cable supporting pulley V13. A bracket arm 14 is integral with the central .part of the body' 10 (Fig. 8.), and this bracketarin extends Voutwardly from body 10 and has a head15 formed on its outer end. This head 15 is T-shaped, and in the head is formed a'l notch'or socket v16k (Fig. '9), which is tolreceive a horizontal hook or extension 17, as shown in Figures 8 and 9. The contiguous endsof two sections of thetrack imeet at thebracket head lfwith these lateral extensions 17 serving-.to partly "supp'ort the track' upon the head.. .`-To` securely `fasten the track upon the bracket, I use fastening means suchas boltsl 18.V It will, therefore, be seenV that each endof a section of the `track is'cut toprovide said hooks'or extensions 17 that engage the bracket, topartly support the i track uponthe brackets, yet allow easyremoval ofthe .tracks from the brackets. The 'i heads 19 of the auxiliary brackets 6 are similarly constructed as the head 15 of the prilmary` bracket 5, and, therefore, it is not necessary to V'repeat the description of this head 15 or19.V 1 f Y y The auxiliary bracket that is supported upon the post 8 extends upwardly,:whereas the auxiliary bracket supported by the floor vjoist 9 extends downwardly. Each auxiliary bracket 6 is provided with a bracket arm 20,

upon thel outer end of which is said head 19, and at the inner end ofarm 20 is a vertically extending body 21 that is attached tofthe Aposti 8,5 or it may be attached to `a. `ioor joist 9. Y *1 The 'outer :end of track 4 isl secured by means of bolts -22 between two sheave plates 23 (Figsi 1 and 3). Asheave or pulley 24 "is rotatably mounted on `these plates, and

around this pulley passes `cable 25, which loable also travels overthe pulley 13 onpri-V mary bracket 5. Depending from onev of the plates 23 andposi'tioned at right angles lnu thereto is striker `'plate V26, for the purpose hereinafter described.

VThe cable 25 passes also around. .drum 2l that is mounted upon a frame 28. means of handle 29, the drum 27 is rotated. lhen the drum is rotated, movement will he imparted to cable 25. lThe lower run of the cable l25 normally rests in the V-shaped groove 30 of guide arm 31 of primary brack* et 5. This guide arm :3l (Fig. f8) is provided with an upstanding portion 32, and this guide arm :and .upstanding portion acts vas a cable guide to keep Vthe cable in proper position, fan-d facilitate the operation of the apparatus. @ne end .of cable 25 is suitably fastened to the .ash box33, at one end, and

f the other end of the cable is .also fastened to the other end of the ash box, so that as the ea-ble is. wound around drum 27,the ash bon will bek pulled back and forth upon the track. Then the ash box is in the shed 3,

by rotating drum 27, the ash box can beV the like. lt is provided with a `hinged bot. loin 34, and this bottom is adapted to open' i automatically to dump the .ashes in the ash storage portion of shed 3. The hinged :bottom 33, `if in av closed position, will be .closed as the ash box lpasses out of shed 3 by said bot/.tom striking or riding' over the tiiiangular bracket 36 fastened to the side of shed 3. @n one end of .ashbox 3:3 is a bracket 37, on which is pivotally mounted catch 38. Catch .3S is integral withan outstanding Y weighted arm `39 land an upstanding trip larni 40. Trip arm 40 engages vthe striking plate 26, when the ash rbox has moved into the shed I3 to .cause the catch 38 to disengage angle lug 4l, attached to bottom 34, to allow :the hinged bottom to move downwardly, avlierebytlie ashes .are :dumped out of ash y box :33. Then when the cab-le 25 draws the ash box back towards .the building l, the open :bottom .33 will ride vover :the triangular bracket Y36, causing the bottom :to close against the body :of the ash box, whereby :the .catch 31S will ino-ve under angle lug 4l, locking the bottom in a closed position upon the body of the ash boX. The ash bo-IX 4is .provided at its ends with brackets 42 that halve horizontal lugs 43 .at their upper ends.

A hanger 44 is pivotally mounted by means of bolt 45 upon each lug 43. This `.hanger (there `are :two of .them employed) carries `near its upper end-a track wheel 46 that :travels on 'track 4 (Fig. 2); A slight verltical play of :wheeli upon track 4 is 1allowed, laut the Wheel will :not 4jump off `the track. This swivel :mounting .of vhangers 28 (Fig. 5). A stop plate `50 is fastened to the bar 49 contiguous to track 4, to prevent the track wheels 4'6 from moving offv the track 4.

The ash or trash receptacle or box 33 can ent instance is the ash storage compartment* It is to be noted that I have .produced a novel track structure, 4involving the primary and auxiliary brackets supporting the track;

that a load conveying receptacle travels up- Yon the track, Vand Vmanually koperated means `is connected to the said load `conveying receptacle for l.causing the same :to travel over ,the track of .sai-d track structure.

` llVhile I have ldescribed the vpreferred ein bod'nnent of my invention and illustrated in the same in the accompanying(drawings, certain minor changes or alterations may appear to one skilled in .the art to which athis invention relates, during the extensive manufacture of the same, and I,- therelore, reserve the right :to make such changes or alterations as shall fairly fall within the scopecf the appended claims.

klllhat I claim is:

l. InV an apparatus of the class described, the combination .of a primary bracket comprising a vertical body :provided with :an inclined pulley arm, said pulley arm ,terminat- .ing in an upstandingV lug, a pulley :sup-` said guide arm provided under the track` wiifth Aa vV.-sha'ped groove, said guide :arm

Yprovided at its outer end with an upstanding'portion, a v:receptacletravelling .on said trackVa cable having Aits upper run .engaging saidpu'lley and its lower nun lengaglng Y said l-.sliaped groove, said cable :being fastened at itsends ito opposite ends `ofsaid `receptacle, 'and means `for hauling the .cable back and forth 'for operating :the freceptaolek Vupon said track.

2. ihn an apparatus of the classdescribed,

the combination of' a primary bracket provided with a bracket arm having a head, a

sectional track having two lateral extensions in said head, means extending through the track and the head for securing the same fixedly together, a movable receptacle supported upon said track, and means for pulling or causing the receptacle to travel back and forth on said track. y

3. In an apparatus of the class described,

`the combination with brackets, of a track fastened to said brackets, a receptacle provided with brackets, swivelled hangers attached to said brackets, each hanger Vprovided with a track wheel resting on said track, a cable having its ends fastenedv to the ends of said receptacle, and means for causing said cable to travel and thereby 'cause said receptacle to pass vback and forth Aon said track.

4. In an apparatus of the class described. the combination of a track provided at onel end with a striker plate, a receptacle provided with a hinged bottom mounted u on said track, said bottom provided with a ug, sai-d receptacle provided with abracket, a catch pivotally mounted upon said bracket and normally engaging said lug for holding said bottom in a closed position, said catch provided with a trip `arm and with a weighted arm, said trip'arm adapted to engage said striker plate for releasing the bottom, and means for causing the receptacle to moveor travel upon the track.

5. In an apparatus of the class described, the combination of a track provided at one end with sheave plates, one of said sheave plates provided with a depending striker plate positioned at right `angles to the sheave plate, a` receptacle provided with a hinged bottom travelling upon ysaid track, a catch device provided wlth a trip arm adapted to engage said striker plate and release the catch device, said catch device normally holding said `hinged bottom in a closed position, and meansfor causing said receptacle to travel on said tracks.

6. In an apparatus of the class described, the combination of a frame,'a drum mounted upon said frame, a track, a bar at one end ofsaid track, means fastening said bar and track together, brackets fastened at the upper and lower ends of said bar, saId brackets fastened also to said frame, a stop plate attached to said-bar contiguous to said traclca receptacle mounted upon said track, said sto n plate adapted to prevent displacement o the receptacle of the track at one of the ends of the track, anda cable passing around said drum and attached at its ends to said receptacle whereby when'the drum` is rotated, the receptacle will be caused to'travel upon the track. 7. In an apparatus of the class described, the combination with a shed, of a triangular bracket fastened tothe side of said shed, a track above said triangular bracket and eX- tending into said shed, a receptacle provided with a movable bottom adapted to be closed by said triangular bracket, said receptacle travelling upon said track in and out of said shed, and means for moving said receptacle back and forth upon said track.

.8. In an apparatus of the class described,

`the ,combination of a shed provi-ded .with an inclined bottom-closing bracket, a track eX- tending into said shed` above said bracket, a receptacle provided with a hinged bottom adapted to dump in said shed, means supporting said receptacle upon said track, said bottom of the yreceptacle being moved to a closed position when passing over said inclined bottom-closing bracket, meanson said receptacle for normally holding said bottom in` a closed position, and meansl for causing said receptacle to travel upon said track.

9. In an apparatus of the class described, the combination of a frame, a drum upon said frame, a track, Va bar fastened to one end of said track, brackets fastened to said frame and said bar for supporting one end of saidV track, means supporting the. other end of said track, aV receptacle travelling upon said track, a cable passing around said drum and Vattached at its ends to said recep-V tacle, and means for rotating said drum and thereby actuating the cable and the receptacle. l

In testimony whereof I hereunto aiix my signature.

JOHN SEM wooDAHL. 

